Lomas Brown had on the proper uniform for the Tulip Time parade finale.

No, not an authentic Dutch costume or a pair of hand-crafted wooden shoes. Sorry, but they just don’t make parade costumes or klompen shoes to fit a former NFL offensive lineman.

He just had on his familiar No. 75 football jersey.

“I had heard about the Tulip Festival, but I had never experienced it before,” said the 6-foot-4, 282-pound Brown, who played 11 seasons at left tackle for the Detroit Lions.

“I don’t think they make wooden shoes in my size. If I got size 17s, they’d probably have to chop down a tree. It’s my first Tulip parade and I’m having a lot of fun here.”

Brown, an ESPN analyst who resides in suburban Detroit, was a special guest of Nelis’ Dutch Village and rode in a convertible along the Muziekparade route Saturday afternoon.

He signed hundreds of autographs prior to the parade and waved to countless fans who have never forgotten his proud career as a three-time All-Pro blocking for Barry Sanders.

“It has been great,” Brown said of the reception from people in Holland. “When you play for an organization for 11 of your 18 years in the league, you’re always going to have that connection to the fans. I bleed Honolulu blue and silver. I having nothing but positive memories from being with the Lions.

“If I go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, I’m going in as a Lion.”

Brown, 50, is part of the 2013 induction class for the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.

He was a 1985 first-round draft choice by the Lions and started 163 of 164 games with the franchise. He started a total of 251 games in his NFL career and earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the triumphant Tampa Bay Buccaneers in XXXVII.

He also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants.

Brown has mixed emotions about some of the Lions’ offseason personnel decisions.

He likes the free-agent signing of running back Reggie Bush.

“He’s got a lot of moves,” Brown said. “I like it. I see what they’re trying to do with him.”

He isn’t so fond of the way longtime kicker Jason Hanson departed.

Hanson, 41, still had a desire to return to the Lions, but the franchise opted to go in a different direction. It prompted the NFL’s all-time leader in field goals of 50 or more yards to announce his retirement after spending his entire 21-year career in Detroit.

“I thought Jason could’ve kicked for another four to five years,” Brown said. “I’m just sad to see him go. He’s such a great guy. That was our last piece from those teams (in the 1980s and '90s that featured Sanders, Herman Moore, Chris Spielman and Jerry Ball).

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“I just don’t understand that move.”

Brown has high hopes for the franchise’s first-round draft selection, Ezekiel Ansah, a freak pass-rushing prospect from Brigham Young University, despite just nine games of collegiate experience. He also cautions to have some realistic expectations for Ansah.

“I know what I used to do to rookie linemen in the NFL. He’s got a big learning curve ahead of him,” Brown said. “He was going up against kids last year in college. Now, he’s going up against men who’ve got wives and children to support.”

He is hopeful the Lions can rebound from a 4-12 meltdown last season.

“I’m very optimistic,” Brown said. “To me, they just didn’t play hungry last year.”